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  Fidel
Castro supports Iran in nuclear dispute
The News
International: HAVANA: President Fidel Castro has offered,
"firm support" for Iran's right to pursue a nuclear energy
program, Cuba's state-controlled media reported Sunday. Castro
met with Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel,... |
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 Inspired
by the selfless philosophy of Che Guevara, Cuban doctors have
become doctors to the ...
The News
International: By Kaleem Omar: Cuban doctors and paramedics
have been much in the news of late in this country where
hundreds of them are treating people injured in the October 8
earthquake They have a large pres... |
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 Iran,
Cuba sign banking agreement
Tehran Times:
TEHRAN - Export Development Bank of Iran and Cuba Foreign Bank
signed an agreement Saturday to facilitate export of Iranian
goods as well as engineering and technical services to
Cuba.... |
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 Chavez
offers poor Americans cheap fuel
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, popular with the poor at
home, has offered to help needy Americans with cheap supplies
of petrol. We want to sell gasoline and heating... Al Jazeera |
 Chirac
vows to shed light on Venezuela plane crash
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, (Reuters) - France's Jacques
Chirac vowed everything possible would be done to discover
what caused last week's plane crash in Venezuela as he mourned
the 160 victim... |
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 Chavez:
Don't mess with me
Caracas - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused Mexican
leader Vicente Fox on Sunday of disrespecting him and his
close ally the Argentine president, warning Fox: "Don't mess
with me... |
 Fund
for poor country IT projects battles for wealthy support at
summit
Nigerian President Olesegun Obasanjo listens to the president
of the Digital Solidarity Fund Guy-Oliver Segond. The
innovative fund that poor countries have endorsed would help
them harness the I... |
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 US
stocks: Market falls as consumer confidence declines
NEW
YORK - US stocks slid on Friday as data showing a
larger-than-expected drop in consumer confidence hurt
retailers on fears that consumers may curb spending.
Federal... NZ Herald |
 E.U
reforms to hurt sugar industry
Mauritius, With two clean sweeps of his blade, Zopaul Saban
and slices the sugar cane from its root, slashes off the green
ears and dumps it on the pile. East African Standard |
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7th August 1987,
swimmer Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim the Bering
Strait between the USA and Russia. Despite the cold, she
manages the feat in two hours and six minutes. Read today's
international news
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Scots Historian
James Anderson is born on the 5th August 1728. A lawyer by
profession, Anderson writes some of the earliest books on
Scottish history including works on Mary Queen of Scots and
Scotland's relationship with England. For more famous Scots
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Sir Harry Lauder
is born on the 4th August 1870. An immensely popular
entertainer in his day, Lauder promotes an exaggerated
caricature of Scottish culture that nevertheless makes him a
fortune and earns him a knighthood. He even becomes the first
recording artist to sell a million records in the UK! For more
famous Scots
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